Baking and Pastry Arts Degree Programs

Baking & Pastry Arts Degree Programs

As a baking & pastry arts student at The Culinary Institute of America, you'll receive an amazingly well-rounded education that will prepare to meet the challenges of a demanding industry. Choose from two baking & pastry degree programs:

Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S.) Degree in Baking & Pastry Arts Management—38 months

If you're coming directly out of high school or have had some experience working in baking and pastry before college, going for the power of the bachelor's degree makes a lot of sense for you.

• Extensive hands-on classes in baking and pastry
• Broad range of liberal arts and management courses
• Curricula that gives you the skills to analyze and understand the complex food world
• Preparation for leaderships positions such as executive pastry chef, bakery café owner, or chocolatier

Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) in Baking & Pastry Arts—21 months

If you already have a bachelor's degree or you're changing careers, the college's proven associate degree program may be the best complement to your current skills.

• Extensive hands-on classes in baking and pastry
• Curricula that focuses on baking and pastry fundamentals
• The opportunity to start your baking and pastry career in less than two years

Hone Your Skills in the Apple Pie Bakery Café

In either baking & pastry degree program, two of your courses—Café Operations and Beverages & Customer Service—give you invaluable real-world experience in The Culinary Institute of America's own Apple Pie Bakery Café.You'll learn firsthand the secrets of running a successful bakery café operation from the front and the back of the house.

A.O.S. in Baking & Pastry Arts at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone

The Culinary Institute of America now also offers its celebrated associate degree program in baking & pastry culinary arts at Greystone, the college's West Coast campus in the heart of California's Napa Valley.